Question 1

Many microbiologists prefer to describe viruses as being "activated" rather than "living." Consider again the discussion of "properties of life" and describe at least three distinct reasons why the term "activated" is more appropriate.

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Question 2

A Gram-negative bacteria will have a peptidoglycan layer that is sandwiched between two plasma membranes and will stain purple.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A lichen is a symbiotic relationship between cyanobacteria and fungi.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which description best describes the cell wall of a Gram-positive bacteria?

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A)   It is composed of a single plasma membrane and a thin outer layer of peptidoglycan.
B)   It is composed of a double layer in the plasma membrane and a thin outer layer of peptidoglycan.
C)   It is composed of a double layer in the plasma membrane and a thick outer layer of peptidoglycan.
D)   It is composed of a single plasma membrane and a thick outer layer of peptidoglycan.
E)   It is composed of a single plasma membrane and a thin outer layer of cellulose.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Pasteur chose the Latin root word for "virus" meaning

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A)   extremely small.
B)   non-living.
C)   poison.
D)   contagious.
E)   particle.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Explain which features of cyanobacteria enable them to survive in a variety of environments.

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Question 7

Similarities between the archaea and eukarya include

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A)   same ribosomal proteins.
B)   similar tRNA.
C)   similar initiation of transcription.
D)   All of the choices are correct similarities.
E)   are closer related to each other than to the bacteria.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

An enveloped virus enters a host cell by

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A)   injecting its DNA or RNA into the host cell.
B)   fusion of its envelope with the host cell's plasma envelope.
C)   endocytosis.
D)   Any of the choices are correct.
E)   Attaching to the host cell's membrane and then injecting its DNA or RNA into the host cell.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

An environmental change, such as exposure to ultraviolet light, may cause a lysogenic virus to enter a lytic cycle. --2013

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Eukarya are believed to have diverged from the bacterial line of descent. The Eukarya are, therefore, more closely related to the Bacteria than to the Archaea.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not part of the reproduction cycle of HIV?

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A)   Reverse transcription of the viral RNA
B)   Reverse transcription of the viral DNA
C)   Maturation of the viruses
D)   Biosynthesis of the viral mRNAE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A Gram-negative bacteria will have a peptidoglycan layer that is sandwiched between two plasma membranes and will stain purple.

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Explain which features of cyanobacteria enable them to survive in a variety of environments.

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Similarities between the archaea and eukarya include

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Many microbiologists prefer to describe viruses as being "activated" rather than "living." Consider again the discussion of "properties of life" and describe at least three distinct reasons why the term "activated" is more appropriate.

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A lichen is a symbiotic relationship between cyanobacteria and fungi.

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Eukarya are believed to have diverged from the bacterial line of descent. The Eukarya are, therefore, more closely related to the Bacteria than to the Archaea.

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Which of the following is not part of the reproduction cycle of HIV?

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Which description best describes the cell wall of a Gram-positive bacteria?

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An environmental change, such as exposure to ultraviolet light, may cause a lysogenic virus to enter a lytic cycle. --2013

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Pasteur chose the Latin root word for "virus" meaning

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An enveloped virus enters a host cell by

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A Gram-negative bacteria will have a peptidoglycan layer that is sandwiched between two plasma membranes and will stain purple.

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Explain which features of cyanobacteria enable them to survive in a variety of environments.

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Similarities between the archaea and eukarya include

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Many microbiologists prefer to describe viruses as being "activated" rather than "living." Consider again the discussion of "properties of life" and describe at least three distinct reasons why the term "activated" is more appropriate.

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A lichen is a symbiotic relationship between cyanobacteria and fungi.

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Eukarya are believed to have diverged from the bacterial line of descent. The Eukarya are, therefore, more closely related to the Bacteria than to the Archaea.

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Which of the following is not part of the reproduction cycle of HIV?

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Which description best describes the cell wall of a Gram-positive bacteria?

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An environmental change, such as exposure to ultraviolet light, may cause a lysogenic virus to enter a lytic cycle. --2013

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Pasteur chose the Latin root word for "virus" meaning

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